Rain deflector



oct. 25, 193s. C, w, MABEY 2,134,054

RAIN DEFLECTOR Filed Sept. l, 193'? Patented Oct. 25, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RAIN DEFLECTOR.

Charles W. Maher. Luis, Fla.

Application September 1, 1937, Serial No. 161,962

d Claims. (C1. 296-44) enter the car if the windows are lowered even one or two inches.

'I'he object of this invention is to provide a deiiector capable of being applied readily as an attachment to such cars, which will shed dew or light rain when the windows are full open and which will exclude the water of a heavy rain with the windows open enough to admit fresh air on hot, rainy days, and obviously remove the worry when occupants leave their car occasioned by the fear that they have forgotten to entirely close the windows.

A further object is to provide a deector tha is inexpensive to make, that is adjustable to openings of different sizes, that is easily 4and quickly installed. that will not interfere with the opening and closing of the windows and that will add beauty to instead of marring the appearance of the car when installed.

I accomplish the above and other objects which will hereafter appear by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of my invention detached from an automobile;

Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1:

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, also showing the curved end of the deector;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a clip used in fastening the deflector to the car;

Fig. 5 is a fragment of the side of an automobile showing a window with my invention operatively installed therein;

Fig. 6 is a detail in cross section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5, and

Fig. 7 is a detail in vertical section on the line 'I-I of Fig. 5.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views of the drawing.

Referring particularly to Fig. '7, the outer plate 8 and inner plate 9 of the door frame are of steel and of usual construction. They are each lined with felt layers I which are generally held in place by felt strips II. The space between the two felt strips In, I0 forms a run for a glass window I2 slidably mounted in a manner for raising and lowering of the window therebetween. The same double felt structure is continued across the top of the window opening. So far the construction is old and well known.

My rain deilector is installed in the top portion of the window opening. It is substantially a sheet metal awning, with an approximate two inch projection, sloping downwardly, and in a plurality of sections longitudinally slidingly overlapping or telescoping for lengthwise adjustment to fit varying widths of window openings.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 5, there is a middle section I I, substantially U-shape in cross section as shown in Fig. 2, into which end sections I4 and y I5, respectively, telescope, as shown in Fig. 5, in order to lengthen or shorten the over-all longitudinal dimensions of the deilector to ilt windows of different widths.

All of the sections I3, Il and I5, have their inner edges bent upwardly into a flange on each section which is introduced between the outer felt layer I0 of the automobile top and the outer frame plate 8, and to facilitate the insertion between the felt and plate the flanges are preferably formed into a series oi' individual tongues indicated at I6 on the middle section I3 and at II on the end sections I4 and I5. The tops of these tongues are rounded to keep them from catching on the felt in the installation.

Between the tongues I6 on the middle section I3 are similar shorter and narrower tongues I8. some or all of which may be bent down against the upper leg of the U-shaped section I3 to clamp the legs together and hold the telescoped ends I4 and or I from longitudinal displacement in an assembly.

The tongues are at angles which give a slant downwardly to the hood portions oi' the sections I3, I4 and I5 in order to drain oil rain water that may be deposited thereon.

The outer ends of each of the sections I4 and I5 are curved downwardly as shown at I9 in Figs. 1 to 5, to fit the curved corners of the window opening and approximately at the upper ends of each of these curves the hood portions are provided with corrugations as drains to carry ofi the water before it reaches the curves.

The front edges of the end sections I4 and I5 are bent to form a ilnishing bead 2|.

After the deector is installed as above provided, with the tongues between the steel frame and the felt, it is retained against road pounding and jars` by steel clips 22, here shown as four in number, but more or less may be used if desired. These clips are generally U-shape, as shown in Fig. 4, with the legs a distance apart to t closely against and really embed themselves in the two felt strips between which the glass window is mounted, as best shown in Fig. 6. One leg 24 is extended and bent outwardly to contact the section I3 or the sections Il and l5,` as the case may be, thereby forming a positive stop to keep the sections in place with the tongues inserted between the steel frame and adjacent felt.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and wish to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A water defiector for automobile windows having a downwardly sloping hood and a. flange means at its rear edge for attachment to a window frame, in combination with spring clips having U-shape spring members sprung into engagement with the inner walls of the window guides, and each having a leg contacting the deilector to prevent disengagement of the ange means.

2. In combination with a water deiector for automobile windows made in sections for adjustment as to lengths and having a downwardly sloping hood, felt engaging U-shape spring clips to hold it in the frame, and frame engaging members comprising a series of tongues for individual adjustment with the hood and frame and impingement in the frame.

3. A water deiiector for automobile windows slidingly mounted in felt channels, said deiiector made in sections for adjustment as to lengths and having a downwardly sloping hood and trame engaging members to hold it in the frame, said frame engaging members comprising a series of tongues for impingement inthe felt, and U-shape spring clips embedded into the felt and engaging the deector to prevent disengagement of the tongues.

4. A water deflector for automobile windows, mounted in felt-lined channels and made in a plurality of sections telescoping as to length of the deflector. flange means divided into tongues for securing the sections to the window frame, some of the tongues being bent over upon and against the sections to retain them in given adjustments, and others embedded in the felt and clips for preventing the disengagement of the embedded tongues.

' CHARLES W. MABEY. 

